India reported 260 new COVID cases, including one death in Kerala, where the JN.1 subvariant was recently detected. The center issued an advisory for heightened vigilance, emphasizing increased testing and genome sequencing. INSACOG Chief Dr. NK Arora clarified the Kerala death, attributing it to underlying health conditions. He assured the public about the JN.1 subvariant, underscoring INSACOG s monitoring efforts.
India on Tuesday reported at least 15,528 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's Covid tally to 4,37,83,062, while the active cases decreased to 1,43,654, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
Total Omicron infection in India has climbed to 236 across the nation. However, out of the total Omicron positive, 104 have been discharged after they recovered, the Ministry of Health said.
NEW DELHI: Another 211,298 new cases of Covid-19 infections were reported from across the country on Thursday. This was higher than nearly 2.09 lakh new cases reported on Wednesday.
The total infections in the country has now gone up to 2,73,69,093. The daily positivity recorded was 9.79 per cent- keeping under 10 per cent for three consecutive days now, the health ministry said.
Another 3,847 people died of the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the country s cumulative toll to 315,235. The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
992 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, 530 from Karnataka, 475 from Tamil Nadu, 193 from Uttar Pradesh, 185 from Punjab, 153 from West Bengal, 151 from Kerala, 130 from Delhi, 107 from Rajasthan and 106 from Haryana.
India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases in week; still highest globally: WHO
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India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases in week; still highest globally: WHOPTI
Last Updated: May 19, 2021, 11:20 AM IST
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According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday, India saw a record 4,529 fatalities due to coronavirus in a single day, pushing the COVID-19 death toll to 2,83,248, while 2,67,334 fresh infections were recorded, taking the total tally of cases to 2,54,96,330.
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India registered a 13 per cent decrease in new COVID-19 cases in the past week but the number of fresh infections was still the highest around the world, the WHO has said.